San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1887-01-25

and she said it was so long since she had
really enjoyed herself. The third day
we were here his loTdship said to me,
Martha. had better have died than
brought her herer He talked to her,
oh. so kindly She cried, and made all
sorts Of promises; but it was all in vain.
Look at her now.n
Lady Yorke told me much the same
story, adding that Lord Severne's dis
tress. when he was compelled to tell her
the truth, was terrible.
Il am very sorry for her." said Lady
Yorke; but for him my pity knows no
bounds. He cannot go into society.
If he takes her with him, he lives In
constant fear; If he leaves her at home
alone, his fear is greater still. His
whole career is spoiled, his whole life
is blighted; he is miserably unhappy,
and see no hope or help for him. 1t
is a milestone tied round his neck"
Her words were so many blows to
me. The very novelty of the discovery
made me only the more miserable. /
could not help asking
IF you knew of this, Lady Yorke,
why did you ask her here?n
Yet the thought came to me that, If
they had never come, | should always
have believed Mark to be dead.
81 was not sure of it in Italy, and
/ never thought could never have
dreamed-that it had reached this point.
Honestly, much as | like and pity Lord
Severne, if | had known the whole
truth, / should not have invited them,
nor would Lord Yorke have done so. l
cannot tell you how unpleasant it is.
Every moment of the day am in anx-
ious suspense and misery. What an
expose it would be if any of the other
guests should get to know it! And i'm a
large household like this it is almost
impossible TO keep such secret"
"It is very difficult" replied.
"YOu will do your best, L know, Miss
Chester" said Lady Yorke, to whom
anxieties of any kind were quite new.
Lord Severne has promised me that he
will take his wife away as soon as she
RECEIVERS, and ! shall be glad"
"Where will they go?" asked.
She looked just little surprised at
the question, believing them to be
strangers to me.
somewhere on the Continent" she
answered. He will never be able to
live at that beautiful home Of his"
But why does he not send her
away?"
SuppOSe ut WOulu uO 81 IL Sic WtTt
always alike; but, you see, there are
many weeks together when she is her
self, charming and beautiful"
docs he love her?" asked, abruptly.
81 think he did love her. My opin-
ion is that he was carried away by her
beauty, and married her in sudden fit
of impulse. l do not think she is the
woman whom he would have chosen
calmly. / do not think he loves her
now. No man could love woman ad-
dicted to that vice. He is very anxious,
very unhappy; he smarts under the dis
grace; he is always nervous and appre-
hensive; but l do not think he loves
her."
Was it so much the better, or so much
the worsep
Lady Yorke fastened away, and l
was left to my own thoughts. Granted
that it was Nemesis, granted that Mark
had done wrong, it was terrible pun
ishment. 1t rendered all the gifts of
fortune useless to him. l could sympa-
thize with his difficulties. If he tried to
put her away from him, it would only
draw public attention to that which he
was most anxious to conceal. 1t SEEM
ed to me that some noble motive actu-
ated him. He had taken the hapless
woman for better or for worse, and he
was trying his best. He gave her the
shield, the protection of his name and
his home"